Apple II DeskTop

1.2 - alpha

Current time shown on right side of menu bar, if system has a clock. (#7)
Up to 13 volumes are shown on the desktop (was 10). (#20)
Up to 12 Desk Accessories are shown in the menu (was 8). (#90)
Drag "unlimited" number of icons (was 20). (#18)
Menus allow click-to-drop, click-to-select interaction. (#104)
Add Special > Check Drive command to refresh a single drive. (#97)
Show Text File DA: Keyboard support. Escape quits, arrows scroll. (#4)
Reorganized/renamed several menu items. (#13)
New icons for graphics, AppleWorks, relocatable, command, and IIgs-specific file types. (#105)
Desktop icon shown for AppleTalk file shares. (#88)
Improvements to several existing icon bitmaps. (#74)
DAs with high bit in aux-type set are skipped. (#102)
Icons for volumes positioned more predictably and sensibly. (#94)
GS/OS filenames (supported by ProDOS 2.5) are shown with correct case. (#64)
Text and Graphics files can be previewed without leaving DeskTop (File > Open, or double-click).

This Apple
- Gives details about the computer, expanded memory, and what's in each slot. (#29)
Eyes
- Eyes that follow the mouse. (#53)
Screen Dump
- Dumps a screenshot to an ImageWriter II attached to a Super Serial Card in Slot 1. (#46)
Key Caps
- Shows an on-screen keyboard map and indicates which key is pressed.
Run Basic Here
- Launch BASIC.SYSTEM with PREFIX set to the current window's pathname. (#42)

Note that several of the new Desk Accessories will not work with older versions of Apple II DeskTop/MouseDesk, due to dependence on new APIs.

The former "Show Text File" DA is now part of automatic preview functionality (just use File > Open), and resides in the new PREVIEW subdirectory.

Dates 00-39 are treated as 2000-2039; dates 100-127 are treated as 2000-2027. (#15)
File > Quit returns to ProDOS 8 selector, and /RAM is reattached. (#3)
SELECTOR.LIST created if missing. (#92)
Prevent crash after renaming volume. (#99)
Prevent crash with more than two volumes on a SmartPort interface. (#45)
Startup menu will include Slot 2. (#106)
Correct odd behavior for file type $08. (#103)
Desk Accessories:
- Date: Read-only on systems with a clock. On systems without a clock, date is saved for next session. (#30, #39)
- Calculator: don't mis-paint when moved offscreen and other fixes. (#33, #34)
- Sort Directory: don't need to click before sorting. (#17)
Hardware/Emulator Specific:
- IIc Plus: don't spin slot 5 drives constantly. (Use Special > Check Drive) (#25)
- Macintosh LC IIe Option Card: don't crash on startup. (#93)
- IIgs: color DHR is re-enabled on exit. (#43)
- KEGS-based IIgs emulators no longer crash on startup. (#85)

Final release by Apple Computer. November 26, 1986.

See Jay Edwards' MouseDesk/DeskTop History for more version information.